KNOWN FAULTS · Ford
Known faults for the Ford Transit / Tourneo Custom (II).
2023–2026 · Diesel / Plug-in hybrid / Electric
Sources are not verified in real time and no entry confirms that your car is affected.
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2 known faults with sources
Engines: 2.0 EcoBlue (Diesel)
Applies if: Same 2.0 EcoBlue with an oil-immersed belt; the new interval was published for the Transit and Transit Custom: confirm the one for your version at the garage.
Oil-immersed timing belt on the 2.0 EcoBlueTiming system
- Engine / equipment
- 2.0 EcoBlue diesel: Transit, Transit Custom, Ranger, Mondeo, S-Max, Galaxy, Kuga and Focus
- Period mentioned
- 2016 onwards
- Symptoms
- Often with no prior warning: belt debris in the oil, an oil-pressure warning or a broken belt with serious engine damage.
- Possible cause described
- Diesel from unfinished particulate-filter regenerations gets into the oil and degrades the belt, which runs in it; in extreme cases material comes off and blocks the oil-pump strainer. Ford cut the belt, tensioner and idler change from 10 years or 240,000 km to 6 years or 160,000 km on the Transit and Transit Custom.
- Check for the garage
- Follow the new 6-year or 160,000 km interval, check the belt condition and whether the oil level rises (diesel dilution); avoid trips that cut regenerations short.
- Cost cited in the source
- No verified estimate; ask the garage for a quote.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.
Sources from the original database
View full entryEngines: 2.5 Plug-in Hybrid (Plug-in hybrid) · E-Transit Custom (Electric)
Applies if: Check by VIN at the dealer that the campaign has been done.
12 V battery vent under the seat on the Transit CustomElectrical and electronic systems
- Engine / equipment
- Ford Transit and Tourneo Custom (12 V battery under the driver’s seat)
- Period mentioned
- 2021–2026
- Symptoms
- A rotten-egg smell or hissing in the cab: the battery can release toxic gases.
- Possible cause described
- Ford recalled 7,509 Transit and Tourneo Customs in Australia (built 2021–2025) for a defective 12 V battery vent that can let gas into the cab, and 582 in South Africa because the AGM battery under the seat can release hydrogen sulphide when hot.
- Check for the garage
- If it smells of rotten eggs, ventilate and stop driving; check the campaign by VIN.
- Cost cited in the source
- Free under the recall.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.
Sources from the original database
Canberra Times: toxic gas warning for popular vanTimesLIVE: Ford SA recalls Transit and Tourneo models over battery odour issue
View full entryEngines for this model
- 2.0 EcoBlueDiesel
- 2.5 Plug-in HybridPlug-in hybrid
- E-Transit CustomElectric